Our Lady of Koningshoeven Abbey
Berkel-Enschot, North Brabant, Netherlands Christianity
A major Dutch Trappist abbey begun in 1880 and still home to an active Cistercian monastic community.
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Chapel of the Holy Oak, Oirschot
Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands Christianity
A heavily visited Marian pilgrimage chapel in woodland near Oirschot, associated with the Holy Oak legend and historic healing traditions.
Our Lady of Handel Shrine
Handel, North Brabant, Netherlands Christianity
A long-established Marian pilgrimage destination in Handel, centered on a revered medieval Marian image and holy-well tradition.
St John’s Cathedral, ’s-Hertogenbosch
’s-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands Christianity
The cathedral of ’s-Hertogenbosch and a major Dutch Marian pilgrimage church associated with the Sweet Mother of Den Bosch.